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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After this, for about a fortnight, Captain Gaunt was very often visible in Eaton Square.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading After this, for about a fortnight, Captain Gaunt was very often visible in Eaton Square.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After this, for about a fortnight, Captain Gaunt was very often visible in Eaton Square.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But as both he and Lady Markham had many engagements, this was not too often the case, though there was rarely an evening, if the ladies were at home, when Sir Thomas did not “look in.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He dined next evening with Lady Markham and Frances--Sir Thomas, who scarcely counted, he was so often there, being the only other guest.
any
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From this reading Sir Thomas was a man who had a great devotion for Lady Markham, and a very distant link of cousinship, which, or something in themselves which made that impossible, had silenced any remark of gossip, much less scandal, upon their friendship.
anywhere
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From this reading He came in to luncheon whenever it pleased him; he dined there--when he was not dining anywhere else.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as both he and Lady Markham had many engagements, this was not too often the case, though there was rarely an evening, if the ladies were at home, when Sir Thomas did not “look in.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But as both he and Lady Markham had many engagements, this was not too often the case, though there was rarely an evening, if the ladies were at home, when Sir Thomas did not “look in.”
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He dined next evening with Lady Markham and Frances--Sir Thomas, who scarcely counted, he was so often there, being the only other guest.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading But as both he and Lady Markham had many engagements, this was not too often the case, though there was rarely an evening, if the ladies were at home, when Sir Thomas did not “look in.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as both he and Lady Markham had many engagements, this was not too often the case, though there was rarely an evening, if the ladies were at home, when Sir Thomas did not “look in.”
came
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From this reading He came in to luncheon whenever it pleased him; he dined there--when he was not dining anywhere else.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After this, for about a fortnight, Captain Gaunt was very often visible in Eaton Square.
case
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From this reading But as both he and Lady Markham had many engagements, this was not too often the case, though there was rarely an evening, if the ladies were at home, when Sir Thomas did not “look in.”
counted
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From this reading He dined next evening with Lady Markham and Frances--Sir Thomas, who scarcely counted, he was so often there, being the only other guest.
cousinship
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From this reading Sir Thomas was a man who had a great devotion for Lady Markham, and a very distant link of cousinship, which, or something in themselves which made that impossible, had silenced any remark of gossip, much less scandal, upon their friendship.
devotion
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From this reading Sir Thomas was a man who had a great devotion for Lady Markham, and a very distant link of cousinship, which, or something in themselves which made that impossible, had silenced any remark of gossip, much less scandal, upon their friendship.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But as both he and Lady Markham had many engagements, this was not too often the case, though there was rarely an evening, if the ladies were at home, when Sir Thomas did not “look in.”
dined
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From this reading He dined next evening with Lady Markham and Frances--Sir Thomas, who scarcely counted, he was so often there, being the only other guest.
dining
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From this reading He came in to luncheon whenever it pleased him; he dined there--when he was not dining anywhere else.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading Sir Thomas was a man who had a great devotion for Lady Markham, and a very distant link of cousinship, which, or something in themselves which made that impossible, had silenced any remark of gossip, much less scandal, upon their friendship.
Eaton
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From this reading After this, for about a fortnight, Captain Gaunt was very often visible in Eaton Square.
else
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From this reading He came in to luncheon whenever it pleased him; he dined there--when he was not dining anywhere else.
engagements
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From this reading But as both he and Lady Markham had many engagements, this was not too often the case, though there was rarely an evening, if the ladies were at home, when Sir Thomas did not “look in.”
evening
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From this reading He dined next evening with Lady Markham and Frances--Sir Thomas, who scarcely counted, he was so often there, being the only other guest.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After this, for about a fortnight, Captain Gaunt was very often visible in Eaton Square.
fortnight
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From this reading After this, for about a fortnight, Captain Gaunt was very often visible in Eaton Square.
Frances
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From this reading He dined next evening with Lady Markham and Frances--Sir Thomas, who scarcely counted, he was so often there, being the only other guest.
friendship
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From this reading Sir Thomas was a man who had a great devotion for Lady Markham, and a very distant link of cousinship, which, or something in themselves which made that impossible, had silenced any remark of gossip, much less scandal, upon their friendship.
Gaunt
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From this reading After this, for about a fortnight, Captain Gaunt was very often visible in Eaton Square.
gossip
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From this reading Sir Thomas was a man who had a great devotion for Lady Markham, and a very distant link of cousinship, which, or something in themselves which made that impossible, had silenced any remark of gossip, much less scandal, upon their friendship.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Thomas was a man who had a great devotion for Lady Markham, and a very distant link of cousinship, which, or something in themselves which made that impossible, had silenced any remark of gossip, much less scandal, upon their friendship.
guest
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From this reading He dined next evening with Lady Markham and Frances--Sir Thomas, who scarcely counted, he was so often there, being the only other guest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sir Thomas was a man who had a great devotion for Lady Markham, and a very distant link of cousinship, which, or something in themselves which made that impossible, had silenced any remark of gossip, much less scandal, upon their friendship.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He dined next evening with Lady Markham and Frances--Sir Thomas, who scarcely counted, he was so often there, being the only other guest.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He came in to luncheon whenever it pleased him; he dined there--when he was not dining anywhere else.
home
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From this reading But as both he and Lady Markham had many engagements, this was not too often the case, though there was rarely an evening, if the ladies were at home, when Sir Thomas did not “look in.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But as both he and Lady Markham had many engagements, this was not too often the case, though there was rarely an evening, if the ladies were at home, when Sir Thomas did not “look in.”
impossible
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From this reading Sir Thomas was a man who had a great devotion for Lady Markham, and a very distant link of cousinship, which, or something in themselves which made that impossible, had silenced any remark of gossip, much less scandal, upon their friendship.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After this, for about a fortnight, Captain Gaunt was very often visible in Eaton Square.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He came in to luncheon whenever it pleased him; he dined there--when he was not dining anywhere else.
ladies
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From this reading But as both he and Lady Markham had many engagements, this was not too often the case, though there was rarely an evening, if the ladies were at home, when Sir Thomas did not “look in.”
Lady
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From this reading He dined next evening with Lady Markham and Frances--Sir Thomas, who scarcely counted, he was so often there, being the only other guest.
less
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From this reading Sir Thomas was a man who had a great devotion for Lady Markham, and a very distant link of cousinship, which, or something in themselves which made that impossible, had silenced any remark of gossip, much less scandal, upon their friendship.
link
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From this reading Sir Thomas was a man who had a great devotion for Lady Markham, and a very distant link of cousinship, which, or something in themselves which made that impossible, had silenced any remark of gossip, much less scandal, upon their friendship.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But as both he and Lady Markham had many engagements, this was not too often the case, though there was rarely an evening, if the ladies were at home, when Sir Thomas did not “look in.”
luncheon
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From this reading He came in to luncheon whenever it pleased him; he dined there--when he was not dining anywhere else.
made
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From this reading Sir Thomas was a man who had a great devotion for Lady Markham, and a very distant link of cousinship, which, or something in themselves which made that impossible, had silenced any remark of gossip, much less scandal, upon their friendship.
man
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From this reading Sir Thomas was a man who had a great devotion for Lady Markham, and a very distant link of cousinship, which, or something in themselves which made that impossible, had silenced any remark of gossip, much less scandal, upon their friendship.
many
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From this reading But as both he and Lady Markham had many engagements, this was not too often the case, though there was rarely an evening, if the ladies were at home, when Sir Thomas did not “look in.”
Markham
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From this reading He dined next evening with Lady Markham and Frances--Sir Thomas, who scarcely counted, he was so often there, being the only other guest.
much
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From this reading Sir Thomas was a man who had a great devotion for Lady Markham, and a very distant link of cousinship, which, or something in themselves which made that impossible, had silenced any remark of gossip, much less scandal, upon their friendship.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He dined next evening with Lady Markham and Frances--Sir Thomas, who scarcely counted, he was so often there, being the only other guest.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He came in to luncheon whenever it pleased him; he dined there--when he was not dining anywhere else.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sir Thomas was a man who had a great devotion for Lady Markham, and a very distant link of cousinship, which, or something in themselves which made that impossible, had silenced any remark of gossip, much less scandal, upon their friendship.
often
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From this reading After this, for about a fortnight, Captain Gaunt was very often visible in Eaton Square.
only
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From this reading He dined next evening with Lady Markham and Frances--Sir Thomas, who scarcely counted, he was so often there, being the only other guest.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Sir Thomas was a man who had a great devotion for Lady Markham, and a very distant link of cousinship, which, or something in themselves which made that impossible, had silenced any remark of gossip, much less scandal, upon their friendship.
other
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From this reading He dined next evening with Lady Markham and Frances--Sir Thomas, who scarcely counted, he was so often there, being the only other guest.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He came in to luncheon whenever it pleased him; he dined there--when he was not dining anywhere else.
rarely
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From this reading But as both he and Lady Markham had many engagements, this was not too often the case, though there was rarely an evening, if the ladies were at home, when Sir Thomas did not “look in.”
remark
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From this reading Sir Thomas was a man who had a great devotion for Lady Markham, and a very distant link of cousinship, which, or something in themselves which made that impossible, had silenced any remark of gossip, much less scandal, upon their friendship.
scandal
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From this reading Sir Thomas was a man who had a great devotion for Lady Markham, and a very distant link of cousinship, which, or something in themselves which made that impossible, had silenced any remark of gossip, much less scandal, upon their friendship.
scarcely
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From this reading He dined next evening with Lady Markham and Frances--Sir Thomas, who scarcely counted, he was so often there, being the only other guest.
silenced
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From this reading Sir Thomas was a man who had a great devotion for Lady Markham, and a very distant link of cousinship, which, or something in themselves which made that impossible, had silenced any remark of gossip, much less scandal, upon their friendship.
Sir
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From this reading He dined next evening with Lady Markham and Frances--Sir Thomas, who scarcely counted, he was so often there, being the only other guest.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He dined next evening with Lady Markham and Frances--Sir Thomas, who scarcely counted, he was so often there, being the only other guest.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Sir Thomas was a man who had a great devotion for Lady Markham, and a very distant link of cousinship, which, or something in themselves which made that impossible, had silenced any remark of gossip, much less scandal, upon their friendship.
Square
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From this reading After this, for about a fortnight, Captain Gaunt was very often visible in Eaton Square.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sir Thomas was a man who had a great devotion for Lady Markham, and a very distant link of cousinship, which, or something in themselves which made that impossible, had silenced any remark of gossip, much less scandal, upon their friendship.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He dined next evening with Lady Markham and Frances--Sir Thomas, who scarcely counted, he was so often there, being the only other guest.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Sir Thomas was a man who had a great devotion for Lady Markham, and a very distant link of cousinship, which, or something in themselves which made that impossible, had silenced any remark of gossip, much less scandal, upon their friendship.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Sir Thomas was a man who had a great devotion for Lady Markham, and a very distant link of cousinship, which, or something in themselves which made that impossible, had silenced any remark of gossip, much less scandal, upon their friendship.
there
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From this reading He dined next evening with Lady Markham and Frances--Sir Thomas, who scarcely counted, he was so often there, being the only other guest.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After this, for about a fortnight, Captain Gaunt was very often visible in Eaton Square.
Thomas
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From this reading He dined next evening with Lady Markham and Frances--Sir Thomas, who scarcely counted, he was so often there, being the only other guest.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But as both he and Lady Markham had many engagements, this was not too often the case, though there was rarely an evening, if the ladies were at home, when Sir Thomas did not “look in.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He came in to luncheon whenever it pleased him; he dined there--when he was not dining anywhere else.
too
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From this reading But as both he and Lady Markham had many engagements, this was not too often the case, though there was rarely an evening, if the ladies were at home, when Sir Thomas did not “look in.”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Sir Thomas was a man who had a great devotion for Lady Markham, and a very distant link of cousinship, which, or something in themselves which made that impossible, had silenced any remark of gossip, much less scandal, upon their friendship.
very
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From this reading After this, for about a fortnight, Captain Gaunt was very often visible in Eaton Square.
visible
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From this reading After this, for about a fortnight, Captain Gaunt was very often visible in Eaton Square.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After this, for about a fortnight, Captain Gaunt was very often visible in Eaton Square.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But as both he and Lady Markham had many engagements, this was not too often the case, though there was rarely an evening, if the ladies were at home, when Sir Thomas did not “look in.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He came in to luncheon whenever it pleased him; he dined there--when he was not dining anywhere else.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading He came in to luncheon whenever it pleased him; he dined there--when he was not dining anywhere else.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sir Thomas was a man who had a great devotion for Lady Markham, and a very distant link of cousinship, which, or something in themselves which made that impossible, had silenced any remark of gossip, much less scandal, upon their friendship.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He dined next evening with Lady Markham and Frances--Sir Thomas, who scarcely counted, he was so often there, being the only other guest.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He dined next evening with Lady Markham and Frances--Sir Thomas, who scarcely counted, he was so often there, being the only other guest.
